Jim Jakobs, Author at GV Wire

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

September 18, 2020

Adam Hernandez oversaw prescribed fire and fuels management for the Sierra National forest before leaving the U.S. Forest Service last year. He now teaches wildland fire technology at Reedley College and offers...

Photo of someone driving through Yosemite

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air

Jim Jakobs

September 17, 2020

Yosemite is the latest national park to close over smoke impacts and hazardous air quality. The iconic park joins Sequoia and Kings Canyon on the list of recreation spots that have shut their gates in recent da...

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Jim Jakobs

September 17, 2020

Members of the Fresno City Council listened to impassioned pleas from the business community Thursday before voting to pass a resolution asking Governor Gavin Newsom to allow restaurants to reopen indoors "as s...

Doors Won’t Open at Some Fresno Businesses Until Device Screens You for COVID

Jim Jakobs

September 16, 2020

Coming to a wall near you - a new digital device ensuring you answer all COVID-19 health survey questions before you're allowed in. Several local businesses and a school have already jumped on board. Northwe...

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

Jim Jakobs

September 16, 2020

Lisa Thong, President of the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology publicly stated Monday that Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health have kept her and her board in the dark as t...

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 tre...

Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

Cautious optimism radiated from Tuesday's Fresno County Department of Public Health Zoom call as the state released improved COVID-19 numbers. For the time being, Fresno County remains in the purple tier, in...

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 tre...

Aerial view of Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno, California

CRMC Resolves Dispute With Physician Provider, at Least for Now

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

A labor dispute that threatened Community Regional Medical Center's level 1 trauma status and impacted patient care for about two weeks is temporarily resolved. The issue came to a head when CRMC’s contract ...

World Ag Expo Canceled for First Time Because of COVID-19

Jim Jakobs

September 14, 2020

For the first time in its 52-year history, the World Ag Expo will not have an event next February in Tulare. To provide plenty of time for exhibitors, attendees, volunteers, concessionaires, contractors, and...

Terry Cox Won't Seek Another Term on Central Unified Board

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

Photos Fuel Concerns Over in-Custody Death of La. Black Man

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air

Early COVID-19 Plasma Donor Says the Therapy Saves Lives

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

CRMC Won’t Lose Level 1 Trauma Status as Two Neurosurgeons Arrive

A 2nd Day of NBA Playoff Games Halted Over Racial Injustice

Raiders Set for Las Vegas Debut vs. Saints in Empty Stadium

Big Ten Changes Course, Will Play Fall Football After All

Walmart Plus Launches, Here’s How It Compares To Amazon Prime

Are Polar Bears Becoming Extinct? Actually, They Are Abundant

Walters: Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite the Dust Again

Don’t Believe Prop. 15 Backers. It’s a Big Tax Hike for Farmers.

Walters: Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Takes Jab at Biden During Visit To Battleship

Takeaways: Trump’s Town Hall Offered Preview of Debates

Oklahoma’s Epidemiologist Warned of Trump Rally Deaths

Trump Denies Downplaying Virus, Casts Doubt on Mask Usage

Jim Jakobs

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Doors Won’t Open at Some Fresno Businesses Until Device Screens You for COVID

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

CRMC Resolves Dispute With Physician Provider, at Least for Now

World Ag Expo Canceled for First Time Because of COVID-19

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